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Is It Spring Yet? Feb 01, 2024

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On the morning after the storm, Rob and Paul check out the sunny woods. Featuring weekend report, the clash of a training schedule with real life, struggling comedians, film talk, what lockdown did to us, Rob's next Ultra, another canine moment, Paul finding his training and his trainers, some tempting wine, a performative plank and a runners' hook-up service.

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Julia Chi Taylor Jan 26, 2024

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Rob ran round Battersea Park with Julia Chi Taylor, and the impressive, exciting and fun story of her running life meant neither of them noticed the rain, heavy though it was.

Thanks again to Julia - her Youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@RunWithJulia

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Blue Skies On Blue Monday Jan 25, 2024

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Blue Monday schmoo Monday! A beautifully bright, cold, long run round Alexandra Palace and environs brings nothing but joy, pals and big plans for Rob and Paul. Featuring gig report, the irritating value of abstemiousness, concert-and-movie review, boring one's children, Rob finding his fitness, Paul's MDS prep, bumping into an old friend with a nasty bag and making a new friend with a nippy PB, parkrun socials, an avian trip hazard, running in space, voices, trees, rehabilitation and recovery, and some salt chat.

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Snowflakes Jan 18, 2024

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Rob and Paul run round Wanstead Flats on the wintriest day of the year so far. Featuring the world going back to work, domestic doldrums, getting-and-staying muddy, gig-and-no-gig report, to-do and to-don't lists, strange men in the woods, no-parkrun report, taking it slow, a little bit of snow, the man from the White Rose, noisy foxes, packing up Christmas, training in your fifties, Rob's next Ultra, parenting adults, keys and PBs

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Laura Mugford Jan 18, 2024

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Rob runs around Greenwich Park with Laura Mugford, creator and star of the play 26.2 Reasons To Stay Alive, to find out her story - without plot-spoilers, of course... Featuring her journey from lackadaisical lockdown runner to marathoner and beyond, how to stage a marathon in a small space, going on from London to Amsterdam and... Reading, all the wonders of the park, some crap history, and surprise appearances from Thor and Batman.

Thank you Laura - good luck with the show!

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New Year, New You, Not Yet Jan 11, 2024

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Once again, Happy New Year! In a moment of surprisingly clement weather post-storm Henk, Rob and Paul catch up for a festive debrief. Featuring the darts, twixtmas gigs, good and bad shows seen, New Year's Eve adventures, parkruns attended - and not attended, getting out and about in England's beautiful North, party habits of the younger generation, the timing of the bongs, tree trouble, some impromptu impressions and a little bit of outside-y transcendence.

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Happy New Year... We Hope Jan 04, 2024

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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Rob and Paul start it off on Hampstead Heath, as per tradition. Featuring Paul prepping for the MDS, and writing about it, then racing all the way back to York, Rob's beef with Axl Rose, Paul's sympathy with a teeny-weeny dog, Rob running Brighton again, then maybe an Ultra... and running all the way back to York, stand-up plans, out-with-the-old, doom scrolling - or not - and all the other items on the 2024 manifesto.

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Here's to a healthy, happy 2024 for you. Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running!

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With A Whimper Dec 28, 2023

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Paul's poorly and Rob's not much better as the year draws to a close, and the rain is unrelenting, but a review of the year can't help but lift the spirits. We look at how far Paul has come, Rob's ascetic mission to the mountains, the road through Cannock Chase back to York, running as a portal to emotions, the hope held out by Health Month, the life events that shaped our years in surprising ways, being careful not to cut your own rut, how running-and-chatting is good medicine, families in flux, four hundred - and thirty - episodes, your last PBs of the year and an incredible streak.

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The Holiday 2: Into The Woods Dec 21, 2023

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As we head for the Winter solstice and Christmas itself, Paul and Rob had into the damp and gloomy woods. Featuring new insight into training-for-your-training, festive film-and-show round-up, celebrating 'winter defence festival', Rob getting ill every December, Paul's big media-and-facial-hair push, a lost rucksack and other sundry items, finding out who's naughty or nice, fatherhood expressed through the medium of toast, 'if in doubt go out', and the all-important Christmas menu.

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Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us this year. Happy running - and happy holidays.

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Back In Brighton With Zoe Lyons Dec 15, 2023

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Rob catches up with Brighton's finest, the brilliant Zoe Lyons, for a running chat that features christmas parties - and hangovers, Zoe's year - including joining the SAS, the surprising shyness and social discomfort of some show-offs, 2023 event report - with a South Coast focus, why trail-running in particular is good for the soul - although it gets your shoes dirty, Brighton events past and future, billionaire behaviour - and other big beasts, diving and other innuendos, and Zoe's bravery and pain threshold; three words: next James Bond.

Thank you so much Zoe; we love you.

Why not BUY OUR BOOKS? You can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444 - and you can get Paul’s book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270

You can download Rob's show Long Distance Man here: gofasterstripe.com/ld

Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us this year. Happy holidays - and happy running.

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